Bachelor in physics at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata in 1993, received his Phd from the same institution in the field of crystallography in 1998. Since 2002 work as professor at the Institute of Physics of São Carlos, University of São Paulo. He is now the Vice-president of Por-graduation Course of the IFSC/USP (level 7 of CAPES). Its main line of research in recent years has been the design, development, production and characterization of new solid forms of pharmaceutical raw materials with improved pharmacokinetic and pharmacotechnical properties. Currently he coordinates the Small Molecules Crystallography Lab at the IFSC-USP (the oldest crystallography lab in the country). He is a level 1C CNPq researcher, serves as reviewer for international journals, ad hoc consultant and advisor to government institutions of various institutions and companies. He has over 320 publications in refereed journals with over 2800 citations and has an H-index of 25. He coordinates the Structural